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URSULINE ACADEMY OF DALLAS | ALUMNAE MAGAZINE 2014

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Why six alumnae love to call it home

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I chose to make a planned gift to Ursuline Academy because I feel so strongly that any girl who is fortunate enough to go to the Academy has a great advantage in her future life. If my gift can help a girl get that opportunity, my gift can affect her future. She will be prepared academically and also spiritually as a strong Catholic woman to use her Serviam spirit to benefit the world. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Martha Blalack Brooks â&#x20AC;&#x2122;40 Read more, including Marthaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memories of her days at Ursuline Academy.

The decisions you make today can have a major impact on the quality of learning for young women and the leadership for our community for years to come. We invite you to visit the Ursuline Society online, where we are privileged to share the stories of individuals who have made planned gifts to Ursuline. You can also explore the various options for making a planned gift and the ways some vehicles can provide you or people you care about with benefits.

To learn more about planned giving and the Ursuline Society, visit www.ursulinedallas.org/plannedgiving or contact Christy Frazer, Director of Institutional Advancement, at 469-232-3584 or cfrazer@ursulinedallas.org.

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Cover Story

My Dallas

Six alumnae share their stories and unique personal insights about life in Big D and why they love calling it home.

ON THE COVER Ursuline Alumnae Jennifer Staubach Gates ’84, Alberta Blair ’79, and Jennifer Houston Scripps ’95 stand in front of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. Cover photo by Jim Olvera.

DEPARTMENTS

From the Director

3 From the Assistant Director 4

Alumnae Board

Remembering the “Old School”

Take a look back at 140 years of Ursuline Academy in Dallas.

34 From the President 38 Ways of Giving 40 The Ursuline Sisters

Ursuline Alumnae Weekend 2013

42 Profile 44 Vital Statistics

Ursuline’s New Principal

48 Class Notes 50 Photo Galleries 56 Bears Mentioning

Andi Shurley on becoming Ursuline’s new principal, her passion for the education of young women, and on moving back to Texas.

Our third annual Alumnae Weekend brought more than 500 attendees back to campus for a weekend of fun, remembrance, and the presentation of our 2013 Alumnae Awards.

PRESIDENT

Gretchen Z. Kane gkane@ursulinedallas.org

J.R. Arebalo Jr. Design Director Casey Casteel Editor-in-Chief

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Eat, Laugh, Share

Students Reach Out with Supper Club.

ADVANCEMENT OFFICE

Christy Frazer Director of Institutional Advancement cfrazer@ursulinedallas.org Veronica Moreno Advancement/ Communications Associate vmoreno@ursulinedallas.org

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Sr. Lois Castillon, O.S.U. Prioress srcastillon@ursulinedallas.org LOGOS 2014 MANAGING EDITOR

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CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Valerie Oates Director of Communications voates@ursulinedallas.org

Blake Photography Deborah Kellogg Jim Olvera Nordseth Photography Brandon Thibodeaux William Thompson

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COMMUNICATIONS

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from the director

from the assistant director

Making

Alumnae are continuing to live the Ursuline mission, and the result is an incredible network of Serviam that circles the globe!

Fondly,

Aimee Baillargeon Griffiths ’90 Director of Alumnae agriffiths@ursulinedallas.org

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During your time at Ursuline, you likely experienced countless opportunities to get involved on campus and in the community, received guidance from mentors, developed friendships that made time fly, and grew spiritually over the years. Now that you are an alumna, Ursuline is still here for you! But don’t go digging that plaid skirt out of the back of your closet just yet. The Academy offers you new opportunities to reconnect without recreating high school.

Social Media Networking

Reconnecting is easier than ever — you can even do it from your cellphone! Like us, follow us, tag us, and tweet at us any time, day or night. We’re at Ursuline Academy of Dallas Alumnae Association (Facebook/LinkedIn) and @uadallasalum (Twitter/Instagram). * Classes ending in 9 and 4 will be celebrating their reunions in 2014. Contact the Alumnae Office for more information about planning your event.

Alumnae* Weekend

This is our take on Homecoming — minus the football game — crowning a queen, and 40-lb. mums. Each year over the second weekend of June, we invite alumnae and the community back to campus to enjoy a walk down memory lane. Save the date for this year’s #UAW14 (yes, we have a hashtag!) on June 6–8, 2014. Mums optional.

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t is a tremendous pleasure to present this issue of LOGOS, which highlights the dynamic changes that are happening all over the city of Dallas. As you might imagine, there are many Ursuline women making an impact in Dallas, as they are woven into the fabric of these initiatives. We are excited to share their stories and perspectives and bring you back for a virtual visit. While we are thrilled to share all this news from home, our alumnae sisters are also making big things happen in other cities. This past year, Ursuline President Gretchen Kane and I had the opportunity to visit alumnae in Austin, New York City, and Chicago. We were humbled to see the great work and accomplishments of these women in their own cities. Alumnae are continuing to live the Ursuline mission, and the result is an incredible network of Serviam that circles the globe! I invite you to help us cultivate our vibrant Alumnae Association. Each of us has initiatives and activities that could benefit from the support of our alumnae sisters. Whether it is joining together for a community project, professional networking, or connecting socially, we stand uniquely poised to help one another. You don’t have to live in Dallas to have the camaraderie of Ursuline women. The Alumnae Office is here to lend a hand and help you nurture those bonds. Together we can strengthen our connections and make an even greater impact on our communities.

RECONNECT. REDISCOVER.

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an Impact

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Ursuline Professional Women’s Network events, the Alumnae Intramurals Cocktail Party, and the Alumnae Easter Egg Hunt are just the tip of the party hat of fun we have planned for you. Whether you’re recently graduated, juggling a full schedule, want to network, or just testing the waters, we have something for everyone.

Alumnae Gatherings Don’t live in Dallas? No problem! From San Diego, Calif., to Durham, N.C., alumnae gatherings are happening across the country. Sunday brunch, happy hour, or jogging on the weekends are just the start of finding common interests and getting together in your area. Contact the Alumnae Office to help organize or find out what’s happening in your city! Do you have a question for the Alumnae Office? Just ask! Contact Assistant Director of Alumnae Julia Frasco Santosuosso ’05 at jsantosuosso@ursulinedallas.org.

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Why We Serve

I believe that an Ursuline girl is truly unique. ... Ursuline girls are confident, intelligent, respectful, and engaging. I am passionate about allowing other girls the chance to realize their potential through an Ursuline education.

he Ursuline Academy of Dallas Alumnae Board is a dedicated group of women leaders whose focus is achieving positive outcomes and initiatives from questions such as: How do we best serve the greater alumnae good? What ways can we preserve historical traditions while still keeping them relevant to changing times and audiences? When faced with the questions of why they serve, the answers came easily.

— Jenny Beesley ’03

The legacy of my Ursuline education is the shared connection and experience with other Ursuline girls. It is really unspoken; oftentimes I meet someone and we find out we both went to Ursuline and it’s like ‘OK — enough said!’

“ I think it is really important to be involved with something you are passionate about besides work and family. I feel that Ursuline helped give me the confidence to be a strong woman and a contributing member of society. I want to give back to the school since it gave so much to me.” — Amber Andregg ’03

Amy Wills Reading ’88 (President 2013–2015), Karen Quadrini Powell ’86, Sr. Lois Castillon, O.S.U. (ex-officio), Jenny Beesley ’03, and Amber Andregg ’03 “ The legacy of my Ursuline education is a fervent devotion to the Catholic faith, a passion for service, and a pursuit of academic excellence to be passed down to my four amazing daughters.” — Kelly Moore Cook ’85

You may nominate an alumna, including yourself, to serve on the Alumnae Board. Visit www.ursulinedallas.org/myboard.

“Consider attending an alumnae event or student activity, volunteer your time, advocate by talking about your UA experience with others in the community, and give a gift of financial support to the Ursuline Fund each year.” — Catherine Baetz Maurer ’98

Karen Elias Ray ’81, Fran Corrales-Drone ’86, Monica de la Cerda ’91 (ex-officio), and Catherine Baetz Maurer ’98 Not pictured: Lorilei Cardenas Cronin ’95 (ex-officio), Julia Frasco Santosuosso ’05 (ex-officio), and Aimee Baillargeon Griffiths ’90 (ex-officio)

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“ Ursuline set the foundation for my career and is where many of my best friends were made. The sense of community is profound and the feeling of Serviam is present in every aspect of Ursuline doings.” — Dori Neil Araiza ’05

“ A good way to start is updating your information on the Ursuline Alumnae website. You will then get updates on events and volunteer opportunities.” — Samantha Smith ’05

Samantha Smith ’05, Elizabeth Doczi Brush ’04, Jennifer Jascott Crumley ’88, and Dori Neil Araiza ’05

— Kathie Kahn Wood ’87

“ Come share your passion for UA as it is contagious, and it will make a difference in the girls’ lives! That’s why I want to create more opportunities for alumnae to rekindle their passion for Ursuline.” — Tracy Fulkerson Wilson ’81

“I love the history of the school, and my own family history within it. ... I’m thrilled that my own daughter is enjoying her Ursuline experience now and creating her own path.” — Linda Thomas White ’81

Cristina Gandia ’06, Kathie Kahn Wood ’87, Kelly Moore Cook ’85, Carolyn Thomas Murray ’87, Linda Thomas White ’81, and Tracy Fulkerson Wilson ’81

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from the archives

by sybil emmett tucker ’51

“Old School ”

Remembering the

1882–1949

Facing St. Joseph and Convent streets, the original building was completed less than a decade after the Sisters’ 1874 arrival in Dallas and occupied by Ursuline for 67 years. This commanding structure housed the Ursuline Sisters, day students, the boarders, and the Academy.

The Sisters would expand these initial facilities with three additional Clayton-designed buildings (1887–90, 1901–02, and 1906–07). Now, it is universally revered, charmingly remembered, and lovingly referred to as the “Old School” or “Old Ursuline.” David Kuzel said his mother, Barbara

O’Brien Kuzel ’41, always referred to it as a castle. For many alumnae and Sisters, favorite memories recall specific areas. For Jean Schaffnit Melton ’39 it was the library. At the school’s estate sale, Jean bought the library table she studied on, refinished it, and used it for her dining room table,

riving around the Dallas city block bordered by Haskell, Bryan, Live Oak, and St. Joseph streets, you now see a mixed development of low-rise businesses. A tiny two-block lane, still called Convent Street, remains as a clue to Ursuline Academy’s history there. Dedicated in 1883, Ursuline Academy’s first school building at that location was an imposing Gothic structure designed by prominent Texas architect Nicholas Joseph Clayton.

140 years

The Victorian-era buildings were designed by Nicholas J. Clayton, who also designed the old Sacred Heart Cathedral in Dallas, now called The Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe.

1878

IN DALLAS

Ursuline Academy is the oldest continuously operating school in Dallas. Its heritage is rooted in the founding of the Ursuline Order by Angela Merici in Italy in 1535. Here are the highlights of Ursuline’s growth over the years.

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1899

Ursuline Academy is chartered by the Texas State Legislature.

The Ursuline Academy Alumnae Association is formally organized.

1883

1874

Six Ursuline Sisters from Galveston establish a school in the thenfrontier town of Dallas.

A new school building is dedicated at Bryan and St. Joseph streets.

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from the archives

Five Wise Virgins is displayed in the Crowley Atrium in The French Family Science, Math, and Technology Center. Boarders recall that, after school, they received their collation of two graham crackers in the dining room adjacent to an air moat that surrounded the building. At the front of the Old School, Sister Margaret Ann Moser ’56 remembers the garden entrance she calls “the heart of the school.” On either side of the main stairs was a statue of an angel. In the center of the heart-shaped

sidewalk was a statue of the Sacred Heart welcoming the students then, as it still does today. More than one Old School alumna would agree, “The more things change, the more they remain the same.” Many items from the Old School are often displayed in the Heritage Gallery.

Picturesque,

watching the doors swing open into the cloistered area, the Green Hall, revealing a glimpse into the Sisters’ world. The beauty of the chapel and its stained-glass window so stayed in the memory of Jeanne Marie Aber ’33 that she pursued the window’s restoration through two campus moves and forgotten storage. Today, that window of the

1942

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icholas Clayton was responsible for so many of the major public, commercial, and residential buildings constructed in Galveston during the 1870s, 1880s, and 1890s that this period in the city’s history is referred to as the “Clayton Era.” Clayton was a High Victorian architect. His buildings were exuberant in shape, color, texture, and detail. He excelled at decorative brick and iron work. What made Clayton’s architecture so distinctive in late 19thcentury Texas was the underlying compositional and proportional order with which he structured the display of picturesque shapes and rich ornament. He designed many parish churches and other institutional buildings in the Catholic dioceses of Galveston, Dallas, and Alexandria, La. He also produced major church and institutional buildings for Catholic religious orders, especially the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, the Ursuline Sisters, the Jesuits, and the Congregation of Holy Cross. His religious architecture accounted for the broadest geographical distribution of his work outside Galveston … including St. Edward’s University, Austin … the Sacred Heart Cathedral now called The Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Dallas … [and] Ursuline Academy, Dallas. Among Clayton’s foremost public buildings [was] the Galveston Electric Pavilion, the first building in Texas with electric lighting. Clayton served on an advisory board for the construction of the dome of the Capitol in Austin (1887) and was responsible for specifying furnishings for the building (1888). Clayton was a founding member of the Texas State Association of Architects. From the Texas State Historical Association Online Handbook

1984

1995

Haggar Center, a student center/dining hall/arts complex, is completed.

The Convent (now St. Ursula Hall) is built; Ursuline celebrates its centennial.

1957

Braniff Gymnasium is dedicated.

The elementary school closes after 102 years of operation; high school enrollment rises.

1996

The Jane Neuhoff Athletic Center is completed.

Ursuline is one of six schools in the U.S. to pioneer the Anywhere, Anytime Learning laptop program.

1997

1975

1950

To lend or donate archive items or memories to the Heritage Gallery, contact Sybil Emmett Tucker ’51, archivist, at 214-289-3671 or stucker@ursulinedallas.org.

1974

Twenty-eight acres are purchased to house Merici High School, with the elementary school remaining at Bryan Street.

Ursuline relocates the entire school to a new building at 4900 Walnut Hill Lane, site of the present-day campus.

The large oil painting of the Blessed Mother, the love seat, and the lamp table have all been displayed in the Heritage Gallery.

In 1918, students pose in the air moats, a cooling feature that surrounded the Old School buildings.

Eclectic

The Architecture of Nicholas J. Clayton

Students studying at Old School library tables.

raising four children around it (including Carol ’69 and Elaine ’79). When Jean died in 2010, her family donated it to the archives where it is still used daily in its third life. Climbing the bell tower stairs to ring the Angelus bell is a favorite memory of Sister Mary Troy ’51. Traditionally recited daily, the Angelus is a call to prayer and to spread goodwill to all on Earth. Mitzi Furtula Watts ’54 recalls furtively

Spirited,

1985

The Beatrice M. Haggerty Library is completed.

Ursuline formalizes a unique partnership for global, educational, and cultural exchange with Huaxia girls Academy of Beijing, China.* * From 1997 to 2013, Ursuline developed similar educational and cultural exchange partnerships with sister schools in Peru, Chile, Brazil, South Africa, and England.

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from the archives

Ursuline

Founding of the

Alumnae Association An excerpt from The Annals Dallas, Texas • February 2, 1899

January 1899

In June 1878, the Ursuline Sisters paid $2,000 for 10 acres and named it St. Joseph’s Farm.

A few days before the 28th, Rev. Mother St. Paul, the Superior, asked Rev. Father Martiniere for a Mass of Thanksgiving on the 28th of January, it being the anniversary of the foundation. In the course of a conversation with Rt. Rev. E.J. Dunne, Father alluded to the date being the 25th anniversary of the Ursulines coming to Dallas. A notice was published in The Herald and The Dallas Morning News stating that Rt. Rev. E.J. Dunne would officiate at a Mass of Thanksgiving at the Ursuline Academy on Monday in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Ursulines coming to Dallas. The former pupils and the friends of the institution were invited to attend the services. The response was more gratifying. The chapel was packed. After the Mass, a general invitation for the former pupils to go down to the academy auditorium ensued.

Among the former pupils who attended in the hall were Ann Lee Rodgers, the daughter of our friends and benefactors, Mr. and Mrs. William Rodgers, Kate Cabell, Mary Guillot, Mary Sloan, Lula House, and Emma McEnnes and a number of others. The assistant, Mother M. Evangelist, greeted the ladies whose presence was gratifying — having been given such short notice. “Well,” said Miss Anne Rodgers, “we must do something to commemorate this event. What shall it be?” “Let Mother decide,” and the ladies looked to her expectantly. Mother Evangelist was quick to respond and proposed to them an Alumnae Association “to promote your own school-girl friendships, to preserve and strengthen your relations with your Ursuline teachers, and to advance the interests of your Alma Mater. I do not know of any institution in the South that has such an association; you may take the lead. Who’d say you dear girls, it will bring us and keep us closer together.” An enthusiastic response in a chorus of approval was the answer. “Band together and do something great, worthy of yourselves.” They were reminded that though the house was founded on the 28th of January, school was opened on the second of February; therefore, it would be well for the ladies to talk it over and return on the second for a meeting to inaugurate the (Ursuline) Alumnae A ssociation. Accordingly, on the 25th birthday of the

The front entrance of the Old School was the traditional backdrop for graduation photos, including this one of the Class of 1943.

school, the association was formed with Mrs. J. R. Currie, President; Mrs. Geo Potter, Vice President; Mrs. Ed Alston, Treasurer; and Miss Mary J. Sloan, Corresponding Secretary. These, with Mrs. Chas Block, formed the executive committee. All graduates were members. Later, the organization admitted other former pupils of good record and changed its name to the Alumnae and Old Pupils Association. Mother Evangelist

1999

2008

Ursuline celebrates its 125th anniversary and purchases property on the corner of Walnut Hill Lane and Inwood Road.

Construction of The French Family Science, Math, and Technology Center begins. The Brescia, Merici, and St. Angela buildings are razed to provide space for The French Family Center. Temporary buildings are placed on the Academy front lawn to house classes during construction.

2009

2004 2000

The Ursuline Center for Performing Arts (UCPA) is dedicated.

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Ursuline celebrates 130 years in Dallas.

2014

The French Family Center and new Music Building open, certified LEED Gold and LEED Silver, respectively. Main school building renovation project begins.

Ursuline Academy marks 140 years in Dallas.

2013 2010

Campus renovations are completed; The French Family Center is dedicated in May.

The Dallas City Council approves Ursuline’s plans to construct a lighted athletic field on campus.

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on campus

by andi shurley

Andi Shurley on Becoming Ursuline’s New Principal

hen Andi Shurley first learned of the opening for Principal at Ursuline Academy, she saw an opportunity to bring together two of her greatest passions: service in a mission-directed academic environment and the education of young women. A graduate of Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart in Houston, Andi herself is a product of a

Catholic all-girls education. She has a strong background in curriculum development and a deep understanding of what girls need in the classroom to thrive as well as the importance of relational engagement outside the classroom. Here, Andi shares her thoughts on her new role at Ursuline as well as her excitement about moving back to Texas.

More About Andi

In her own words:

The education of girls is deeply important — to individual girls, but also for the larger world. Study after study suggests that girls get more out of the experience of being educated in a single-sex environment. When you add the richness of the Ursuline mission, it is a profound experience for these students. I have seen the tremendous impact of single-sex education in charism-anchored schools firsthand. When I think of my own experience as a student in a girls’ school, I am flooded with powerful memories, and the strongest one I have is the overwhelming sense of being loved.

Andi with sons Gibson and Knox

Education —D octorate of Education in Catholic Educational Leadership, University of San Francisco (in progress) —M A English, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas —B A English, The University of Texas at Austin

Andi and her husband, Cash

I believe that where students are loved and respected, they will grow into confident and courageous individuals. Students have the best experiences when they are taught by teachers who care about them and live the school’s mission. As a school leader, the best part of my day is any time I have with students. I had the pleasure of meeting a number of students when I visited Ursuline, and their thoughtfulness and graciousness stood out to me. They represented their school well, and they clearly hold the core values of UA in high regard. Serviam is alive and well with them, and as young women who will lead and bring their gifts to the world, I am humbled to anticipate being part of their development. As evidence of who these students become, I have also been impressed by the Ursuline Alumnae I have met. Through their accomplishments and warmth of spirit, these women speak to the strengths of the Academy. Another group I have been grateful to spend time with are the faculty and staff. For

On moving to Dallas:

My family and I are looking forward to getting to know Dallas. My husband and I are both from Texas, so while it will be wonderful to come home, it will also be exciting to experience something new. Dallas is filled with so much we hope to explore — the arts, music, and theater, and so much for our two young boys. In particular, I look forward to taking them to the State Fair and to Six Flags; I also hear great things about the Dallas Arboretum and its new area for children. Most important, we will be close to so many family members and friends after years of being away.

Andi surrounded by students at Convent of the Sacred Heart High School in San Francisco

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Professional Experience – Education — Convent of the Sacred Heart High School (all girls), Head of School — Stuart Hall High School (all boys), Dean of Studies — Convent of the Sacred Heart High School and Stuart Hall High School, Academic Coordinator/Teacher A Few of Her Favorite Things — Being a mom — Reading — Listening to and creating music — Traveling

me, the ideal teachers and administrators are lifelong learners who model passion for their work. The Ursuline faculty struck me as a group of professionals who have made a choice to be in a specific environment — to teach girls in a Catholic school. Having made this intentional choice, they are committed to ensuring that their students are served through strong academics in a supportive and loving environment. I look forward to exploring with the faculty how to live out the Ursuline mission while crafting the best program for our students. I will be learning much during the months ahead. So far, what I understand of the Ursuline mission has made me feel right at home. I know that my work with the leadership team and with President Gretchen Kane will help me internalize this strong charism, and I truly look forward to working with Sr. Lois Castillon and with the Ursuline Sisters as I learn more about Angela Merici and the Ursuline tradition. Most of all, I am excited beyond words to work with the articulate, thoughtful, joyful young women who attend this excellent school!

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living serviam

by christy miller ’00

of ASD at that time, contacted Ursuline to ask if the school could commit to two meals a month as part of the Supper Club program. English faculty member Holly Gardner, then SRO club moderator, accepted the challenge and made it happen. “There was no history of Ursuline doing projects like this, and I just didn’t know if the interest would be there,” said Ms. Gardner, currently retired and a substitute teacher at Ursuline. “I was never sure where the comfort zone boundaries were, but it turned out to be a popular program from the start.” With Ms. Gardner’s encouragement, I spent the next two years getting to know the residents of Hillcrest House. We ate, laughed, shared stories, and occasionally even danced! “Sometimes the cooking commitment was

Catherine Cruz ’15 (left) and Jacqueline Grindinger ’14 prepare scrambled eggs. The girls will cook 12-dozen eggs before dinner is ready to be served.

“ I like to think of it as our own little miracle of the loaves and fishes.”

Eat,

Laugh,

Share Students Reach Out with Supper Club.

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uring a recent homily, the priest stated, “We don’t have to have all the solutions to everything in this world, but we can choose to live our lives with our eyes wide open and acknowledge the needs of our neighbors.” As I reflected on his remark, I realized that I first grasped this concept as an Ursuline student, participating in the Supper Club program at AIDS Services of Dallas (ASD). Ursuline’s Students Reach Out (SRO) club’s involvement with Supper Club began in 1998 at Hillcrest House, one of four residences run by ASD for individuals who were homeless and living with HIV/ AIDS. Breakfast and lunch are provided by ASD, but school and church organizations provide hot, nutritious dinners each night. John Stevenson, the volunteer coordinator

dicey, and we had to hit the funds for a pizza order!” recalls Ms. Gardner. “We weren’t always serving four-star fare, but I realized over time that the girls’ company was the most important thing we were giving the residents.” Mary Beth Lowman O’Connor ’71, mother to Kathryn ’98 and Megan ’03 and current volunteer coordinator for ASD, points out that this social interaction is an important aspect of the service. “ASD believes Supper Club is particularly important for this population that at times is

prohibited access to the surrounding community due to the seriousness of their illness,” said Ms. O’Connor. It is this social interaction that kept me coming back to Hillcrest House month after month when I was a student, and it is this same interaction with the residents that the current students find the most rewarding. When I returned to teach at Ursuline four years ago, I was happy to see that the Academy was still involved in ASD, and thankful to have the opporFrom left, sophomores Angie Montemayor, Lindsey Boss, Kelly McCain, Cameron Pickoski, and Kelley Prada are ready tunity to be one of the moderators, to serve dinner to residents. along with Sarah Berry Halaszyn ’03, the students live very different lives, they now Melanie Alvares, and Mandy Briones share a bond. Residents know that the girls in (Theology Department members). the blue shirts are seniors, ask where they are Just as when I was a student, we load up going to college, and know their educational cars twice a month with old pots and pans goals. Some of the residents even wore the and enough food to prepare a meal for sixty#BeThere4UA t-shirts made to support the four residents. Thanks to the efforts of each athletic field and attended the City Council student contributing food items correspondmeeting last May. Tim, one of the residents, ing with the theme for the night (usually said he went to City Hall because he wanted Tex-Mex, Italian, or our specialty, Breakfast to “help those who help others.” for Dinner) we manage to pull it off. I like “Not only do they bring great food, but to think of it as our own little miracle of the their attitude, enthusiasm, and acceptance of loaves and fishes. our residents is especially welcome and ap“Visiting Hillcrest House is an amazing preciated,” said Ms. O’Connor of the Ursuline experience that allows me to directly interact girls who cook dinner throughout the school with the residents there and experience a life year. In fact, the Ursuline club is named one much different from my own,” said Cameron of the favorites of the residents at Hillcrest Pickoski ’16, a regular volunteer. “The people House every year on annual surveys. I meet are the reason SRO nights are always I love the experience of urging my stuthe highlight of my week.” dents to get involved and watching their eyes While the residents of Hillcrest House and open wide to recognize the needs of their neighbors. Ursuline is a school that treasures tradition, and I am honored to be a continuing part of this one. Christy Miller ’00 is a member of the Science Department at Ursuline. She graduated from Xavier University in Cincinnati and taught in Massachusetts for five years before returning to UA in 2009. She teaches Physics, coaches Cross Country, and moderates the Students Reach Out club.

To learn more about the work of AIDS Services of Dallas and Hillcrest House visit www.aidsdallas.org Students Reach Out (SRO) club moderators from left: Sarah Berry Halaszyn ’03, Christy Miller ’00, Melanie Alvares, and Mandy Briones Jacqueline Grindinger ’14 scrambles eggs at "Breakfast for Dinner" night at Hillcrest House.

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alumnae weekend

SATURDAY, JUNE 8

Ursuline Alumnae Weekend 2013

50th Reunion Luncheon

June 7–9

he third annual Ursuline Alumnae Weekend brought more than 500 attendees back to campus for a three-day event June 7–9, 2013. Alumnae from all classes enjoyed coming home for the weekend, including 11 classes celebrating their reunion years.

The Class of 1963 celebrated its 50th reunion this year with 34 of the original 79 classmates.

FRIDAY, JUNE 7

Girls’ Night Out

Above: Jerilynn Walker Putnam ’93, Jamie Walker ’94, Jennifer Saenz ’94, Amy White Johnson ’94, Laura Rubio ’93, Martha Murillo Reyes ’94, and Stella Mulberry Antic ’94; Right: Alumnae enjoyed the “Ursuline inspired” photo booth with the infamous plaid, red roses, and white graduation hats. Pictured: Lisa Pimentel ’03, Nikki Lott ’03, Stephanie Koch ’03, Joanne Blast ’03, Rivann Saynhalath Yu ’03, and Audra Schoenfeldt ’03

Class of 2008: Colleen Watts, Deanna Bailey, Joanie Williams, Kalyn Rabuse, and Sarah Gatens

Saturday afternoon, the Alumnae Association hosted the ladies for a lovely luncheon at St. Ursula Hall and gave them a chance to catch up before their evening event.

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The Class of 1963 presents interesting facts for their 50th reunion

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By Beverly Buchel Marroy ’63, Class Agent and 50th Reunion Coordinator

Student Ambassadors led the group on a tour of the campus.

The Class of 1963 is an unbelievably diverse group. There have been great accomplishments and fun feats that no one could have predicted 50 years ago. I gathered interesting, and sometimes surprising, “out-of-character” facts about my fellow classmates, and turned it into a “Who Am I?” guessing game for our 50th reunion luncheon held on June 7, 2013. Please note that each entry is not the highest achievement of one’s life. Enjoy! Jean companies, such as Levi, Wrangler, and Lee, used machines in their plants in the Americas and Europe that our company developed in order to give their jeans the stone-washed appearance. — Jay Blackwell Albright I had a Fulbright Fellowship to France, assisted with PR for the New Orleans Saints NFL Franchise, and did behind-the-scenes work for Super Bowl IV in New Orleans. — Cathy Lawrence Philips I have appeared on Saturday Night Live and As the World Turns. I now have my own image consulting business, The Image Authority, and teach at the Fashion Institute of Technology. — Beryl Wing My husband and I sailed our own boat from San Francisco to Miami, through the Panama Canal. — Paulette Fierle To read more interesting facts about the Class of 1963, see our online LOGOS content at www.ursulinedallas.org/LOGOS.

Reunion classes gathered in the Kiva for formal, professional class photographs but also let loose in the photo booth for impromptu class photos. Pictured above are members of the Class of 1993.

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alumnae weekend

SUNDAY, JUNE 9

Community Mass and Alumnae Awards Luncheon

2013 Alumnae Award recipients: Melina McKinnon Cain ’91, Jeanie Payne Phillips ’60, and Madeline Elliott ’03 On Sunday morning, alumnae and the Ursuline community celebrated Mass in the Ursuline Center for Performing Arts and also took a moment to pose for family photos. A candle-lighting ceremony took place during Mass to memorialize those alumnae who passed away since June 2012.

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Melina McKinnon Cain ’91

T DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA AWARD

For more information about Ursuline Alumnae Weekend visit www.ursulinedallas.org/uaw.

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he Distinguished Alumna Award honors a graduate who, through her service, leadership, and achievements, has distinguished herself to Ursuline, her community, or her profession over her lifetime. Melina McKinnon Cain ’91 has demonstrated a lifelong passion for film and philanthropy, which inevitably led to the creation of her production company M3 Films, LLC and the concept of Filmanthropy — philanthropy through filmmaking. Her breadth of work includes Angels and Autism, which speaks to the impact church attendance can have on autistic children, and Faces of Addiction, an anti-drug curriculum for 9th–12th graders based on The New York Times anti-drug program. Currently, Melina has several documentaries in production, including Stanley Marcus, an exploration of the visionary merchant who shaped Dallas and created outward growth by nurturing local roots. In 2007, Melina served on the start-up team for the Dallas Film Society, which produces the Dallas International Film Festival — now one of the top 10 film festivals in North America. More recently, she co-founded FilmMatters, a film and panel symposium focusing on the common challenges filmmakers, activists, and nonprofit organizations often face making “movies with a mission.”

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Jeanie Payne Phillips ’60

Madeline Elliott ’03

eanie Payne Phillips ’60 was presented with the Serviam Alumna Award, honoring a graduate who embodies the Serviam, “I will serve,” spirit of Ursuline Academy. Jeanie has dedicated countless hours to improving the Houston community by serving on the Board of Directors at St. Agnes Academy, co-chairing its $12 million capital campaign from 2003–2006. She most recently served on the 25th anniversary gala committee for Holy Cross Chapel and the Dominican Sisters of Houston annual fund committee. Since joining the Charity Guild of Catholic Women in 2006, Jeanie has held numerous positions throughout the organization and co-chaired its $3.2 million 2007–2010 capital campaign. She was recently elected to the San Jose Clinic Board of Directors and is a member of the fundraising, marketing, and strategic planning committees. Jeanie graduated from The University of Texas at Austin earning a B.A. in speech communication/ education, an M.A. in speech communication/English, and a Ph.D. in speech communication.

oung Alumna Award recipient Madeline Elliott ’03 demonstrates her commitment to service, leadership, and achievement in her community every day when she stands before her 7th grade history and theology classes at St. Mary of Carmel School in West Dallas. She inspires her students to achieve beyond the classroom through Confirmation retreats, Drug Awareness Week programs, and Texas history field trips, all of which she develops and executes for their benefit. She is a two-time recipient of the Catholic Foundation Work of Heart Award for supporting her students both inside and outside school hours by regularly attending their sporting events and recitals. Last summer, Madeline traveled at her own expense with Arise Africa, a nonprofit providing support to the people of Zambia. During her time there she educated local teachers about utilizing what minimal materials they have available to them to the greatest benefit for their students. In her spare time, she is a member of the Junior League of Dallas and volunteers regularly at several charities throughout the city of Dallas.

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PORTRAITS BY JIM OLVERA | LOCATIONS BY URSULINE STUDENTS

During the course of Ursuline Academy’s history in Dallas, both the city and the school have experienced dynamic growth. Ursuline Alumnae have been actively engaged in all aspects of the city’s development from the revitalization of neighborhoods and resurgence of Downtown to the rich infusion of diverse cultures. So what is there to love about life today in Big D? Six alumnae tell us about their relationships with this city, sharing their unique personal insights and what they value most about living in Dallas.

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My father’s family was in real estate. They started real estate businesses in South Dallas in the 1950s, and that was the area that my father knew well. He could go everywhere and do everything in South Dallas, and my brother and I learned how to get around that part of the city from him. Our house, however, was near Ursuline and our mother, who was not originally from Dallas, knew how to get around primarily from Downtown Dallas going north, but she was lost on the south side. So my brother and I were the early GPS for our parents — we were the navigators. I grew up in two places, and the roads are what tied those two communities together. The reason I love Dallas is because it’s not just Dallas. There are 31 cities within Dallas County, and each one has its own identity. But at the same time, this area is unified. Over the

years, I’ve been able to watch that connection between places and communities grow. When I first started working for Dallas County 20 years ago, I had a project near Lake Ray Hubbard. The George Bush Turnpike/190 is near this area now, but at the time, it wasn’t built yet. I kept noticing a gun range nearby, but I couldn’t pin down what was familiar about it. Then I realized that we used to visit this place when I was a kid. My father would plan family activities and one was to go out there, shoot guns, and go fishing. It was an all-day kind of thing, like, “Pack your lunches; we’re going to the far, far country!” And I thought, “Wow, I’m building roads out here now.” So my history and my roots are all around me, throughout the Metroplex, and sometimes my memory needs to be woken up to see it.

Building roads wasn’t my original plan though. When I was at Ursuline, I loved art and drawing. I went to college to study architecture, and that’s when I first started to learn about engineering. After college, I went to work for the City of Dallas, where I really enjoyed focusing on design and planning. Then a call went out for project managers for Downtown Dallas. I had no idea what I was getting myself into, but someone convinced me to try it, and it transformed me. I was working on projects like the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center and Arts District streetscapes, the State Thomas Neighborhood Tax Increment Financing District, the Farmers Market streets and development project, and the McKinney Avenue Trolley. I got into territory that I never fathomed I’d be working in. I didn’t know anything about trolleys, and

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onsidering my background and childhood, I think it’s ironic that my career is in public works, and that I build roads, streets, trails, and bridges for a living. When I was growing up, Dallas was a tale of two cities: North Dallas and South Dallas. Not only was there a river that separated the two, but there was a difference of geographical understanding for my parents.

Dallas: A Student Perspective

Ursuline students in Bill Thompson’s Digital Photography I class were asked to find their idea of beauty in a Dallas-area building or structure; to find a subject that speaks to them personally, and explore it. We’re sure you’ll agree that the results are impressive. This sampling of the students’ work clearly illustrates their understanding of photography and architecture in a way that connects them to the community. See these photos and others from this project at www.ursulinedallas.org/studentphotography. Nasher Sculpture Center photo by Michelle Sanders ’14

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Winspear Opera House photo by Callie Stone ’14

Winspear Opera House photo by Dominique Goncalves ’14

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s uddenly I was project managing something that no one had built in this community since the 1930s! It was an amazing project. In my position at Dallas County, my work involves key connectivity projects throughout the county and the region. Long before the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge began construction, the county was working on projects leading up to it, like Singleton Boulevard. We do smaller, connectivity-type projects, so we’ll do a portion of Riverfront, too, along with the City of Dallas. You don’t do big projects in a vacuum anymore — you have to collaborate. Engineers look at the world differently in many ways. Most people say, “Wow, look at

Winspear Opera House photo by Gabrielle Yared ’15

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the bridge!” Engineers say, “Did you see that steel girder they used?” Or, “I can’t wait to see that new method of construction!” So I was excited from that perspective. I’m also excited because I’m from here and the skyline of Dallas is changing, and I’ve been able to participate in those changes. At the time the bridge was being built, my father was dying. He was at Methodist Dallas Medical Center, and once when I was visiting him, I opened his window because I wanted him to see the structure. I remembered that when I was a kid, he had a poster of the 1945 Dallas skyline behind his desk. That was the Dallas he knew. After he passed, I moved back into the house where I grew up — in fact, my Ursuline uniform and Rangerettes jacket are still hanging in the closet. I always thought that after college I could go anywhere and be happy, but I ended up back in Dallas. I always loved the community where I grew up. Inwood Village is right down the street. I go for morning walks in my neighborhood. I know the baristas at Starbucks, and I wave at the neighbors. Once, at a seminar on roads and bridges, we had an icebreaker that asked the question, “What’s your favorite place?” People started to answer, speaking less of the places but of the people, the relationships, who they see every day, what they do, and how it makes them feel. Those were the aspects about “place” that brought them completeness. And that’s coming home for me.

without Pretense in Deep Ellum

An Interview with Teresa Messineo Cameron ’88, Entrepreneur, Glazed Donut Works

Q: How did you decide on Deep Ellum as the location for your business? A: We purchased our building in Deep Ellum almost five years ago. It is

a neighborhood steeped in Dallas history and in the midst of a renaissance — we decided to be a part of it. We wanted to make a unique product, different than any other donut in Dallas. As we developed the idea for our shop, we felt like we were in the ideal location.

Q: How would you describe the vibe of the neighborhood? A: Eclectic. We have customers who are artists, cops, downtown professionals, doctors at Baylor — our customer-base runs the gamut. There are a lot of people who have never ventured to Deep Ellum because of the reputation from a few years ago. The word “neighborhood” is perfect for Deep Ellum — we see families and activities every neighborhood enjoys. It is alive and exciting and a great destination. As a bonus, we have art, great landmarks, and festivals around every corner.

Q: How would you describe the personality of your business? A: Gourmet without pretense. We have a donut for everyone. We want our customers to have a great product and leave even happier than they were when they came in. The flavors and names get a lot of smiles and that makes us happy. We have everything from a simple glazed donut to a customer favorite, the Achocolypse Now — it is chocolate awesomeness! We make all of our donuts from scratch and base our menu on seasonal ingredients. We are also working on a line of vegan donuts — the few we have developed so far have been very well received. We want people to see our pink boxes and get excited about what is inside.

Alberta Blair ’79 is the Director of Public Works for Dallas County. She holds a Bachelor of Environmental Design degree from the College of Architecture and a BS in Civil Engineering, both from Texas A&M University. She started working for the City of Dallas in 1985 and has been in Public Works ever since. Alberta has run nine marathons, including five in Dallas. Her son Cedric is a senior at Texas A&M.

Old Red Museum photo by Anna Anderson ’14

Q: W hat impact does your business have on the surrounding area? A: Deep Ellum is perceived as a late-night neighborhood. We’ve had numerous folks tell us it is fantastic to have another daytime business in the area, and we’ve been blessed with some truly wonderful neighbors.

Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge photo by Madeline Lynn ’14

Winspear Opera House photo by Gabrielle Yared ’15

In particular, the bars have been very positive and supportive of our presence. We hope that our customers that come during the day see that Deep Ellum is a friendly, welcoming area and come back to the restaurants and bars. Now that we are open late-night hours on weekends, we hope to enhance our neighborhood visitors’ experience, so “last call” customers have a place to stop on their way home. Both mornings and late nights are perfect for a fresh donut and a really good cup of coffee. Teresa Messineo Cameron ’88 and husband Darren Cameron own Glazed Donut Works in partnership with Bill Handshy. Teresa works at the film production company, Directorz, during the week and works evenings and weekends at the donut shop. Darren and Bill run the day-to-day.

Old Red Museum photo by Shannon Turner ’13

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A City Coming of Age with

Resilience,

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B Y JEN N I F ER STAU BAC H G ATE S ’8 4

allas is home. It’s been my home since 1969 when my family moved here from Florida. As a child, I remember spending hot afternoons at Northpark Mall sliding down the planter walls with my sisters. I remember my mom treating us to special lunches at the Magic Pan before school started. I remember attending Dallas Summer Musicals, the Mavericks opening game, my first concerts at Reunion Arena and the Bronco Bowl, and my first pro football game on a rainy day under an umbrella watching my dad (pictured above) play in a Cowboys game at the Cotton Bowl. My fondest memory has to be going to the State Fair of Texas. I will never forget arriving at the park, seeing Big Tex, and making our first stop Fletcher’s Corny Dogs. We never left the park without a funnel cake and Belgian waffle. From the day our family arrived in Dallas, my

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parents never looked back. Over the years, Dallas became their home. And even after my dad retired from the Cowboys, they chose to remain in North Texas and not return to their native Ohio. Dallas has now become my home, too — a place I am proud to have raised my children, and a city that I am honored to serve. As I reflect upon the wonderful and fulfilling experiences that Dallas has provided me, I can’t help but imagine what the city was like on November 22, 1963. Dallas became the epicenter of national scrutiny after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In the wake of this national tragedy, the city’s leaders came together to help heal the emotional wounds and to carry Dallas forward despite the veil that fell upon the city. Last November, the City of Dallas c ommemorated that fateful day on Elm Street with a respectful public memorial. The eyes of

Big Tex photo by Kevin Brown/ State Fair of Texas

Winspear Opera House photo by Gabrielle Yared ’15

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Wyly Theatre photo by Madeline Lynn ’14

The Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe photo by Morgan Silmon ’13

Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge photo by Ali de Jong ’14

Rosewood Crescent Hotel photo by Melanie Wright ’14

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COVER STORY the nation were watching again as Dallas paid tribute to JFK. Today, the citizens of Dallas stand proudly by the city it has become. We have not let that fateful day define Dallas. Our resilience, perseverance, and heart propelled us forward. And we have not stopped! Dallas has blossomed into a regional metropolis that people from around the world choose to visit. While our area may not be known for its beautiful landscapes, beauty can be found all over the city in its buildings, parks, museums, culture, and great food. We have a world-class arts district that includes the Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, Morton H. Myerson Symphony Center, and AT&T Performing Arts Center. Dallas is also home to the new Klyde Warren Park and Perot Museum of Nature and Science, the Dallas Zoo, a Santiago Calatravadesigned bridge, and the Dallas Arboretum. But it is the people who truly make our city so special. Dallasites have a can-do attitude and seemingly limitless energy. And they continually and selflessly share their time, talents, and treasures. All of this and more is making Dallas a bigger, better, more innovative, inclusive, and recognizable city with each passing day. While Dallas continues to grow and move in positive directions, historic divisions within the city are still apparent. Much remains to be accomplished, and there are still obstacles to overcome. I hope for and dream of a unified Dallas where everyone is treated equally; where the children in South Dallas have access to the same opportunities as the children in North Dallas. I want to help grow Dallas to the south, west, and east — not just north, to help strengthen our neighborhoods, and to improve the quality of life for all citizens. We have so many opportunities, from hosting

Old Red Museum photo by Shannon Turner ’13

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world-class events to completing the Trinity River Corridor Project. Dallas benefits from the proximity of great municipalities that together make up an influential region. We have a wonderful sister city in Fort Worth and, together with the other surrounding cities, we are poised to do amazing things. It is with great pride that I represent the city I love and call home. I ran for City Council because I want to make a difference in the lives of our current citizens and for future generations. While I make tough decisions every day at City Hall, I promise you that I make them with the best interest of Dallas at heart. Dallas is a city with a bright future, and we must learn from our past in order to move forward as a united force. As I sit around the horseshoe at City Council meetings and witness the passion, devotion, dedication, and heart of my fellow councilmembers, I know that we are working together as a team to continue to grow Dallas. One day soon I will take my grandchildren to the State Fair to eat a Fletcher’s Corny Dog. And then we will visit Northpark so they can slide down the planters. They, too, will be able to see football in the Cotton Bowl and listen to music under the stars. Proudly, I will always call Dallas my home. As a daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and councilwoman, I look forward to helping Dallas become home to the next generation. Jennifer Staubach Gates ’84 was elected to the Dallas City Council in May 2013. She represents District 13 in North Dallas which includes Ursuline Academy of Dallas. She attended Incarnate Word College in San Antonio and received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Jennifer has been an active community leader for decades, serving in key roles for the Catholic Foundation, St. Rita Catholic Community, and the Diocese of Dallas.

Chapel of Thanksgiving photo by Olivia Priolo ’13

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Finding PLACE By Monica de la Cerda ’91

Winspear Opera House photo by Gabrielle Yared ’15

o tell the story of my relationship with Dallas, I have to start with why I left. Growing up, I was not happy in Dallas. Being born in Mexico City, I always thought that I belonged somewhere more cosmopolitan and diverse. I grew up at Marsh and Royal — five minutes from Ursuline, so I didn’t really have much experience of the city outside of North Dallas. When I left for college, I didn’t look back. But here’s the funny thing about my hometown — when I encountered some difficult

times, that’s where I wanted to be: with my people. I had been living in Phoenix and was getting a divorce. I had to come back because I wanted my friends and family around me. And, I wanted to come back to Ursuline. I taught here for two years from 2001 to 2003, so I had worked for Principal Betty Bourgeois before. I called her and asked if I could come back and teach Social Studies again. She said there weren’t any teaching openings, but that the Dean of Students position was available. Let’s just say I was not a model student when I was in high school, so I couldn’t imagine being in a role that oversaw student conduct. I said, “Do you know who I am?” and she said, “Yes, and that’s exactly why I think you should do it.” So I started working at Ursuline again in 2008, and I began the search for a new home in Dallas. At first, I didn’t know where I was going to fit in. I knew I loved the home architecture in Oak Cliff but didn’t know much else about the neighborhood. Any time I would bring it up as a possibility with people, they’d talk about crime and how it wasn’t a good part of town. But Oak Cliff was changing. I remember the day I knew I’d found my place. We were having lunch at Hattie’s on Bishop Avenue on a Sunday afternoon. We were eating the most delicious food, in this great restaurant, and I looked around and saw a Latino family, a same-sex couple, and a black family who had just come from church in their Sunday best. And I thought, “I can’t believe I’m in Dallas.” I bought a 1920s Craftsman in a transitional part of Oak Cliff. On a typical day in my neighborhood, everyone is outside. Kids are playing, people are walking their dogs, families are barbecuing — it’s just very alive. Every day I drive to Ursuline, I pass through three or four different Dallases

Galleria Dallas photo by Lauren Younger ’14

along the way. I don’t think people know how diverse this city is. I certainly didn’t. Similar to the misconceptions about Dallas are the misconceptions about Ursuline. It’s probably my biggest pet peeve. Some people think the students are all white and wealthy, but that’s just not the case. In my role as Dean of Students, I see every girl — including the ones that aren’t always seen. I’ve had the blessing to work with some of our students who feel very different from their classmates, and I have the opportunity to help them see how much they do have to contribute. I can support them in realizing that they are also leaders, even if they don’t lead in the traditional ways, like through Student Council or in athletics. My job is the primary way that I think I fulfill my call to Serviam in Dallas. I struggle with this, because sometimes I feel that, as a bicultural, bilingual woman, I should be working in a social service agency. My mom always disagrees with me on this. She says, “You’re called to be at Ursuline; you’re there to help develop these young women.” And she’s right, as mothers usually are. I’m supposed to be here. Every student at Ursuline is a complex individual with needs and obstacles, regardless of her background. Some people will stereotype and paint every girl with the same brush — the same way they think of Dallas as being a homogenous place. But there are so many more layers of culture, of experience, of beauty at Ursuline, and you could say the same thing about this city. And that’s why I’m proud to call them both home. Monica de la Cerda ’91 is Dean of Students and a member of the Social Studies Department at Ursuline Academy of Dallas. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies at The University of Texas at Austin. Before returning to Ursuline, she was Director of Cultural Competence for behavioral health services in Maricopa County, Ariz.

Fountain Place photo by Anna Brady ’14

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Evening By Jennifer Houston Scripps ’95

n the evening of Friday, January 18, 2013, Downtown Dallas truly surprised this native girl. I had worked on the Perot Museum of Nature and Science expansion project for six years and was already very familiar with the success we were experiencing after our grand opening in December 2012. The new $185 million Perot Museum grew from a vision to bring to Dallas the vibrancy of a world-class science museum — one that would broaden understanding of our world and improve community achievement in North Texas. We know that, for schoolchildren to be prepared for the jobs of the future, they must be science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) proficient. Plus, adults of all ages want to be informed and learn more about current events — advances in medicine, our energy challenges, and the amazing research happening in North Texas. The generous citizens of Dallas made this all possible. Our project was 99 percent privately

Fountain Place photo by Anna Brady ’14

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Winspear Opera House photo by Callie Stone ’14

Fair Park photo by Meghan Seeberger ’14

funded, and we opened with no debt and an endowment well on its way. Beyond funding, local subject matter experts (including businesses large and small and local universities) shared their experts and expertise to make our exhibits and programs truly fresh, current, and cutting-edge. What better organization to demonstrate innovation in prosthetics than Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Lockheed Martin in aerodynamics, or Samsung in interactive mobile technology. And there were many more supporters. As a native Dallasite, I was so fortunate to spend almost four years working closely with Pritzker Prize-winning architect Thom Mayne and his team from Morphosis, the three exhibit designers, and our dedicated museum staff and board of directors to bring this vision to life. My main focus was project management — budgets, schedules, board meetings, design review sessions, community forums, public relations and marketing events, and more. How is it going? Well, so far, we have exceeded our annual attendance goals and hit one million visitors last July. Our membership ranks have grown to more than 40,000 households. The museum is popular with families and school groups, and each day is a sight to behold. The months of business and operational planning paid off, and our staff now numbers almost 300. I remain exceedingly proud of what this museum has brought to Dallas, and I see us only beginning in our efforts to host world-class exhibits, the first of which is Animals: Inside Out which opened last September, to educate and excite people about STEM topics. But that Friday night in January was our initial Social Science program — an adults-only night for exploring the broad theme of “Ingenuity.” We sold out 1,800 tickets. As I sipped my

wine and watched yuppies and hipsters mingle with senior citizens, I could tell that the museum was truly engaging adults and giving them a fun and memorable evening. But it had been a long week, and luckily a friend called from the nearby Dallas Museum of Art, which was also hosting a late night event. We decided to meet at Meso Maya — the new Mexican restaurant behind the venerable El Fenix. She walked across the new Klyde Warren Park to meet me and felt completely safe. Why? Because there were so many people hanging out in the park, eating at food trucks, and listening to street musicians. After having some ceviche, we decided to head out. Right about that time, the Mavericks game was winding down, and post-game crowds were queuing up to come in for drinks. I share the details of my Friday night with you because this night was not special — it was not Texas/OU weekend. There was no huge convention generating foot traffic. That Friday night’s entire vibe was proof to me of Downtown’s emergent revitalization. And it is not just about our new gorgeous buildings, the new parks, or some hot new restaurant. It is about delighting people. Much has been written about successful cities attracting members of the creative class — the graphic designers, software engineers, architects, musicians, artists, and others who create

Chapel of Thanksgiving photo by Olivia Priolo ’13

for a living. I used to think that, while Dallas had sports teams (and I like sports), we lacked a lot of other elements that a broader segment of society may find appealing. But not anymore. People of all ages and interests — from sports fans to science nerds and art lovers to foodies — are having a wonderful time experiencing our city. Are we done? No! More is to come — more people living in Uptown/Downtown, an expanded McKinney Avenue Trolley, more casual dining options, two additional museums in the planning stages, and better pedestrian amenities and crosswalks to make it possible to experience it all on foot. The old days of a dead Downtown after 5 p.m. are gone — come and make a night of it! Jennifer Houston Scripps ’95 is Vice President of Revenue Operations at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. Prior to joining the museum, Jennifer was Director of Strategic Initiatives at Lincoln Center in New York City. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and earned her MBA at Harvard. An active community volunteer, Jennifer’s service includes Junior League of Dallas and Ursuline Academy.

Perot Museum photo by Jason Janik

Winspear Opera House photo by Callie Stone ’14

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COVER STORY ple and offer respite from daily life. The trip to St. Angela’s homeland also taught me the beauty of the real piazza and helped me see our famous Dallas neighborhoods in a new way — as oases from the hustling urban days and as pockets where people come together to “just be” after all of our “doing.” My top three “piazzas” in Dallas are a blend of history and growth and have wonderful businesses nestled in their pathways where you can find some exceptional treats and even an Ursuline alum sister or two along the way.

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By Lilly Watson Neubauer ’03

n my freshman theology class at Ursuline, we began our year studying the life of St. Angela Merici, who was born in Brescia (not the hallway) and formed the Ursuline Order. I remember being stumped by her fascina-

Old Red Museum photo by Jessica Mitchell ’14

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tion with piazzas, and not fully understanding her analogical use of them until I visited Italy in college. Standing in a Roman piazza, and eating my third gelato of the day, I came to understand what Angela Merici asked of us — to be “living piazzas,” people who welcome all types of peo-

Northpark Center photo by Erin Maxwell ’13

Dallas’ Uptown is glossy and luxe, but between the national luxury brands and valet parking are some great local spots that keep me coming back. Getting creative juices flowing through exercise is easy and fun in Uptown thanks to the beautifully maintained Katy Trail and the donation-based class model at Karmany Yoga. The best cup of coffee in the city is at Sip Stir Café, a woman-owned, independent coffee shop with daily deliveries of fresh baked treats and a spacious area for remote working or catching up with friends. Mutt’s Canine Cantina is the perfect place to get yourself, and your dog, socialized and happy with locally brewed drinks on tap, a full leash-free dog park area, and ice cream treats for pups and humans alike.

DEEP ELLUM Compared to Uptown’s glam, Deep Ellum is the grit of Dallas and the gems here are some of the world’s greatest connectors: laughter, art, and food. For laughter, Dallas Comedy House runs live stand-up and long-form improv comedy shows five nights a week. I love coming here for a good laugh or a night out with friends, and am sometimes lucky enough to see one of my former co-members of the Jesuit improv troupe, The Missing Eighteen Minutes, up onstage! Art abounds in Deep Ellum, from vintage shops and gallery spaces to the public art installations like

wall murals and The Traveling Man sculpture, which, towering over the DART Green Line, is impossible to miss. The Dallas Farmers Market offers plenty of locally grown fruits and vegetables to take home, but why cook breakfast yourself when Glazed Donut Works serves specials like the Killer Elvis donut? (See “Gourmet without Pretense” on Page 25.)

BISHOP ARTS DISTRICT One of the most recent comebacks on Dallas’ list of most enjoyable neighborhoods, the Bishop Arts District in Oak Cliff offers locally owned places to shop, eat, and stay inspired. My absolute favorite store in the area is Zola’s Everyday Vintage, owned by Annette Daffron. Annette’s store is beautifully maintained and has the best vintage selection in town. And, like any good Ursuline mom, Annette loves to share how her daughter, Ashleigh Wansbrough Horrell ’02, helped bring the store into the Internet age with online credit card processing. Ashleigh’s handiwork is one of the many reasons Zola’s was named one of the Top 10 Vintage Stores in the world by Departures magazine! For modern tastes, Neighborhood Design Studio has gifts, jewelry, and works by some of Dallas’ top upand-coming art talent. All of the restaurants are top-notch but dessert is an easy choice since Emporium Pies can’t be beat. Whether you’ve been in Dallas for years, are moving back to start a new chapter in life, or are coming home to see family and friends, you will love what you find when taking a look around some of the city’s revitalized neighborhoods and outposts. Lilly Watson Neubauer ’03 earned her Bachelor of Science degree at Texas Tech University in public relations and art history. Since then, she has worked in branding and community engagement strategies for national nonprofit and hospitality brands. Lilly lives in Midway Hollow in Dallas and enjoys local and fair trade shopping, going to the park with her dog, and stalking comedians on Twitter.

Granada Theater photo by Nathalie Martin ’13

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from the president

by gretchen z. kane

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE A Night At the Museum

21st Century Learning at Ursuline Academy

More than 300 members of the 2013 President’s Circle gathered at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science for a night of celebration and educational exploration. The event honoring major donors also highlighted 21st century teaching and learning in its current evolution at Ursuline Academy. While touring the Perot Museum, guests had the opportunity to visit with Ursuline students and teachers who hosted their own science, math, and technology student exhibits. Students offered rides on hovercrafts they built in physics class and demonstrated virtual hip replacement and Parkinson’s deep brain stimulation surgeries. There were displays of digital photography and demonstrations of r obotics and the latest handheld computer graphing technology. Student winners of Engineering Week competitions helped guests design straw rockets, construct bridges out of toothpicks and marshmallows, and engineer paper airplanes. In the evening’s formal program, Ursuline President Gretchen Kane presented the annual President’s Award to Susan Hayes Raffo ’74. Gretchen then shared the following insights on the rapidly changing expectations for 21st century schools, including both challenges and opportunities for Ursuline Academy.

of my favorite quotes from Soren Kierkegaard, but I believe it’s one worth repeating: “Life is understood backward, but we must live it forward.” This philosophy is as applicable to the world of education as it is to any industry or enterprise. So what have we learned from our history, and how might we characterize our current state of educational evolution? With the benefit of historical insight, we can identify eras when education had to undergo fundamental changes. The most dramatic of these occurred during classical times, when writing became common, and during the Renaissance, when print emerged. Within the United States, the introduction of new tools made significant impacts on teaching and learning during several pivotal times: 1651: John Drury invents the modern library. 1795: M ixing of graphite and clay create the modern pencil. 1868: The first typewriter is invented. 1950: T he first computer is used for instruction — a flight simulator to train pilots.

elcome to all of you. We are so happy that you are here! And how great is it that “here” is the Perot Museum, the latest, most innovative, interactive, and interesting venue in Dallas.

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Here we can explore and discover the evolution of the universe, the evolution of our planet, the evolution of humankind, the evolution of our energy sources, and the evolution of the human brain. What a terrific backdrop for our theme tonight — the evolution of education! You may have already heard me share one

1959: T he IBM 650 becomes the first commercially available digital computer with a memory of 2 KB and a cost of $500,000. 1967: T he first handheld calculator is invented by Texas Instruments. 1997: D istance learning is offered by 74 percent of public four-year colleges and universities. 2004: 5 4 percent of K–12 schools have laptops available to students.

Kelsey Brockett ’13, Monica Malouf ’14, and Avra Salters ’16 send Kristen Ohlenforst ’96 on a hovercraft ride.

Despite these milestones, education has experienced a relatively stable environment since the Industrial Age. But it will likely change more in the next five years than it has in the last 50. And what lies ahead is nothing like anything that has happened before! This prediction recognizes the major forces in our lives that are converging and accelerating until we reach the “tipping point,” a term coined by Malcolm Gladwell, meaning the moment when a critical mass of circumstances come together and sets us on a new and unstoppable course. The forces of globalization encompass the increasing power of and reliance on science and technology with the incredible connectivity that results. Additionally, we are in the midst of an expectations revolution. The world in which young people are growing up today is global, open, real-time, interactive, and transparent. Technology and connectivity have also enabled ex-

perimentation with new models of education that are pushing us to change. Most of us have heard of Kahn Academy, which began as an online tool that the creator used to help his cousin with math. Now it provides over 4,000 videos in various topic areas with 244 million lessons delivered thus far. But you may not know much about MOOCs, which began just two years ago. MOOC is the acronym for massive open online courses, allowing people anywhere in the world to take courses at MIT, Harvard, Stanford, and elsewhere. Ursuline Academy of Dallas prides itself on living in the center of both tradition and innovation. Our challenge going forward is to combine the best of our traditions with the potential and opportunities lying ahead of us. Today, we find ourselves at the threshold of a tipping point in education. The balance of tradition and innovation is a critical value for staying ahead of the curve in preparing our

s tudents for the demands of citizenship, college, and careers in this millennium. At Ursuline, our educational framework and philosophy is based on end results for our students, as articulated by our mission statement. On the academic side of that mission, the focus is on the combination of proficiency in core subject knowledge and 21st century learning skills. These skills are grouped in three categories. The first is Learning and Innovation. These skills include creativity and innovation, critical thinking and complex problem-solving, and communication and collaboration. Student learning should be centered on discovery, inquiry, exploration, imagination, and creativity. So a core challenge for us is to become focused on learning and exploration, to be innovative, and to teach innovation skills. Everyone can innovate. Look at a four-yearold child who constantly scans the environment, constantly asks questions, constantly experiments (even if they fail), and constantly seeks advice. These are the behaviors of innovators. We want to produce the best of these behaviors in our students. The second category of 21st century learning skills includes Information, Media, and Technology Literacy. A new literacy, beyond text and image, is one of information navigation. The real literacy of tomorrow entails the ability to be your own personal reference librarian — to know how to navigate through confusing, complex information spaces and feel comfortable doing so.

Members of the UA Robotics Club Ria Parekh ’14, Kristen Banul ’14, Elizabeth Derdeyn ’14, and Erin Walsh ’14 demonstrate their “sack attack” robot.

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And what about “Twitteracy?” If we are unable to read our students’ tweets, we may well be missing out on something important. The last category in our 21st century learning framework encompasses Life and Career Skills. They are flexibility and adaptability, initiative and self-direction, social and cross-cultural skills, productivity and accountability, leadership, teamwork, and responsibility. Today, people can expect to have many jobs in multiple fields during their careers. The people who will succeed are those who have the knowledge and the skills to negotiate constant change and reinvent themselves for new situations. Competency in 21st century skills gives our students the ability to keep learning and adjusting to change. This evening you’ll have the opportunity to see what 21st century learning

looks like at Ursuline Academy of Dallas. To think that our students are actually creating their own apps, doing virtual hip replacements, and building hovercrafts is truly amazing. We’ve certainly come a long way from the classes that you and I took in high school. We wouldn’t have the program we have tonight without the incredible enthusiasm, passion, and generosity of the faculty who designed the learning opportunities shown in the student exhibits this evening. Special thanks to Rhonda Bush, Natalie Buxkemper, Rachel Clark, Erin Evans, Eve Juarez, Christy Miller, Daniel Poellot, Bill Thompson, Jordan Torrey, and Tammy Yung. I also want to take the opportunity tonight to recognize the dedicated and outstanding leadership of Betty Bourgeois. Betty has played an integral role over the past 12-plus years in

advancing the total program at Ursuline Academy, always, in her words, “educating the girls, not for our past, but for their future.” Finally, in all of the great programs offered by Ursuline Academy, all of you have played an extraordinary part. We would not, we could not be on our current trajectory in the evolution of education without your support. Your gifts and selfless generosity ensure a very bright future, indeed, for Ursuline. The Academy salutes you, and we thank you.

Gretchen Z. Kane is President of Ursuline Academy of Dallas.

2013 President’s Award Recipient Susan Hayes Raffo ’74

Paul Butzburger, Jessica Patrick ’15, Mary Antoon ’15, Louisa Karam ’15, and Donna Hafertepe Butzburger ’72

John Grimes, Jennifer Staubach Gates ’84, and Jean and Jim Neil

Anne Simmons-Benton ’74, Judi Fontenot Pierre ’74, Susan Hayes Raffo ’74, and Lydia Haggar Novakov ’68

Win and Lynn Feather Bell ’82

Jean-Claude and Beth Saada

Susan Irwin Piot ’87, Lisa Mozley, Sister Lois Castillon O.S.U., and Rick Mozley

John and Ana Esteve Yoder ’82

With a true passion for service, Susan Hayes Raffo ’74 has been a loyal friend, dedicated alumna, and generous supporter of Ursuline Academy of Dallas. A benefactor of the Ursuline Center for the Performing Arts and Founding Member of the Ursuline Society, Susan also established two endowed funds at Ursuline, the Agnes Mary Hayes Scholarship Endowment and the Raffo Family Faculty Endowment. In 2001, she served on the committee to form the Ursuline Academy of Dallas Foundation, Inc. She recently rejoined the Foundation Board of Trustees after serving as a board member from 2002 to 2008, including a three-year term as chair. A Distinguished Alumna Award recipient, Susan helped create the Bay Area Alumnae Chapter and served on the 2011 Ursuline President Search Committee. Her 30-plus year career includes a variety of positions in the technology and pharmaceutical industries. In her most recent role with Cisco Systems, Inc., she assisted in the development and globalization of Cisco Systems Capital Corporation.

Joseph and Ann Williams

With her Ursuline experience beginning in grade school, Susan went on to become a member of the Academy’s 100th graduating class. She earned a B.S.C. from Santa Clara University and a M.S. in Taxation/Financial Planning from Golden Gate University. Today she works as Chief Financial Officer of Sacred Heart Schools in Atherton, Cali., where she has provided financial oversight to a $100 million capital campaign and $80 million in new facilities. Helaine Blizzard, Sharon Stack Morrison ’87, Michele Balady Beach ’87 and Laura Braun

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Ed and Jane Schaffler, Pat and Cindy Morgan Ohlenforst ’67, and Sister Margaret Ann Moser, O.S.U. ’56

Varsha Patel, Sonal Patel '14, and Vikas Patel

Gretchen Kane and Susan Hayes Raffo ’74

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WAYS OF GIVING

ways of giving

Endowed Gifts • Future of Ursuline depends on strength of endowments • Priority needs are for scholarships and faculty support • Foundation provides for safe, effective asset management The Ursuline Fund • Funds essential for annual operating expenses • Bridges the gap between tuition and actual cost of an Ursuline education • Provides for competitive faculty salaries, excellence in academics, athletics, arts, and other student programs Lunch With A View • All net proceeds benefit needs-based scholarships • Brings Dallas business community together to hear speakers of interest • Features remarkable individuals, thought-leaders, and role models Mardi Gras Ball • Annual auction event with all net proceeds benefiting scholarships • Event also recognizes named gifts to new scholarship and faculty endowments

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lighted athletic field on campus has been the hope and dream of the Ursuline community for more than a decade. The planned development of Ursuline’s corner property at Walnut Hill Lane and Inwood Road will soon make that dream a reality. Plans for a new athletic field have been carefully designed to maintain the character of Ursuline’s beautiful neighborhood, one that the Academy has called home for more than six decades. The new athletic field will provide an outstanding setting for Ursuline girls to practice

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and compete. It will be regulation-size for competitive team sports. It will also provide much needed outdoor space on campus for physical fitness and student activities. The proposed field will be constructed four feet below grade. Forty-five foot light standards will be custom-made to Ursuline specifications. So, when lighting is needed, illumination can be directed to the field of play. The perimeter of the field will be lined with beautiful landscaping, including Cathedral live oaks. Protective netting will be installed at the east and west ends of the field. Ursuline Academy has a proud tradition of excellence in athletics. Our Soccer team has

won 23 consecutive state championships. The Ursuline Lacrosse team won a Division II state championship in 2007 and earned a berth in the Division I state championship game twice in the last five years. Ursuline is ready to move on the new athletic field project. Construction will begin when funding has been secured. We need your support! The time to give is now. Working together, with a Serviam spirit, we can build a field of our own. To learn how you can support the Ursuline athletic field project, contact Christy Frazer, Director of Institutional Advancement, at 469-232-3584 or cfrazer@ursulinedallas.org

We are tremendously grateful to all who have supported this important project! Athletics and physical fitness are essential to the development of the whole student, a core value of an Ursuline education. Our students can now have a safe place to play and practice on campus. — Gretchen Kane, Ursuline Academy President, on the decision of the Dallas City Council to approve Ursuline’s request for a lighted athletic field (May 22, 2013)

The President’s Circle • Includes donors making gifts of $5,000 or more in a fiscal year • Donor report and website acknowledgment • President’s Circle Dinner in April Alumnae Serviam Circle • Includes alumnae contributing $1,000 or more in a fiscal year • Donor report and website acknowledgment • Special reception in the spring Ursuline Society • Charitable planned gifts help ensure the long-term financial stability and future growth of Ursuline Academy • Donors naming Ursuline as a beneficiary are recognized as members of the Ursuline Society

To learn more, visit www.ursulinedallas.org/giving.

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t LOGOS is grateful to Sister Peggy Hill ’53, who has provided the following

UPDATE O.S.U.

Sr. Louis Marie Carter ’56 Accountant, Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Houston; Treasurer, Ursuline Sisters of Dallas

Ursulines of the Roman Union General Chapter 2013, Rome, Italy September 10 – October 12, 2013 Every six years, delegates are chosen to represent their communities — North America, Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe, Caribbean, and South America. Together they pray, reflect, listen, and converse to understand where the Holy Spirit is leading them, and what they are being asked to do for the sake of the kingdom and mission now. The following message was developed to guide the Ursulines of the Roman Union over the course of the next six years.

Sr. Lois Castillon Director of Mission and Heritage, Ursuline Academy of Dallas; Prioress, Ursuline Sisters of Dallas

General Chapter 2013

Sr. Jill Jaeb Music ministry, Christus St. Joseph Village in Coppell; music teacher, The Master’s Touch Conservatory

Sr. Madeline Kelly Pastoral care, San Antonio, Texas

Sr. Ann Mangelsdorf ’56 St. Vincent de Paul Ministry, Dallas, Recipient, ministry Award for Excellence

I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries. A new heart I will give you and a new spirit I will put within you. — Ezekiel 36: 24, 26 As communities of faith in mission we respond to God’s gift of a new heart and a new spirit. With the courage of Angela, we dare to be the change we wish to see in our world. In solidarity and compassion and compelled by the Gospel, we open our hearts to the cries of our Earth and its people.

Sr. Margaret Ann Moser ’56 President Emerita, Ursuline Academy of Dallas

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Sr. Mary Troy ’51 St. Joseph’s Hall receptionist, Ursuline Academy of Dallas

Sr. Emilia Villarreal Pastoral care, Fort Worth, Texas

Sister Virginia Marie Killam,

O.S.U. ’37

Sr. Virginia Marie, Class of 1937

Message of the

Sr. Peggy Hill ’53 Assistant, Ursuline Academy of Dallas Archives; community service

In memory of

ister Virginia Marie Killam died peacefully at the Ursuline Queen of Peace Healthcare Center in Alton, Ill., on May 22, 2013. The daughter of James Benjamin Killam and Mary Hattie Marie Martelon, she was born July 14, 1920, in Denver, Colo. Sister Virginia Marie attended a number of elementary schools in Denver and Dallas before receiving her secondary education at Ursuline Academy of Dallas. She entered the Ursuline Religious Order in 1937, making vows in January of 1940. She studied for her Bachelor of Arts degree in New Orleans and at Fontbonne in St. Louis, and for a master’s degree in Spanish at Universidad de la Habana, Universidad Católica de Santo Tomas de Villanueva, and the University of Dallas. The majority of her ministry assignments were in Hispanic countries, most notably Cuba and Spain. In August of 1943, Sister Virginia Marie began her years of international service in Havana, Cuba, where she taught English for 10 years. Although another assignment would relocate her to Rome for a period of time, she returned to Cuba to serve a Spanish-language novitiate as a novice mistress until unrest in the region required her departure. In Sr. Virginia

1920-2013

Marie’s own words, “When Fidel Castro took over Cuba, political conditions deteriorated steadily, especially after 1953. Eventually, the Prioress General ordered the novices to leave.” Soon after leaving Cuba, Sister was assigned to the position of Prioress in Mexico City for one term and then continued to Ursuline monasteries in Spain. During this time abroad, Sister had many opportunities to return home for visits in Miami, thus strengthening the ties to the Cuban community. Her deep commitment to the Cuban Ursuline Alumnae led to her role as their moderator and her beloved title "Madrina." Her path eventually led her back home to Dallas and service in the Immigration Office at Catholic Charities. After eight years as a caseworker, Sister Virginia Marie returned to her alma mater, Ursuline Academy of Dallas. Many alumnae remember her warm and welcoming presence as copyist, registrar, secretary to the assistant principal, and Assistant Facilities Director. Sister dedicated many years of community service in the Dallas Community before choosing to come to the Queen of Peace Healthcare Center in 2009. Our gratitude to Sister Chabanel Mathison, O.S.U., for her contribution to this tribute.

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Betty visits with students at Huaxia Girls’ School in Beijing, China.

Allison Ryder ’12, Lauren Gonzalez ’12, Betty Bourgeois, Mary Ann Collins ’12, and Lila Lehtola ’12 at a reception honoring Betty.

lifelong dedication to excellence in Ursuline education. There is perhaps no better phrase to describe Elizabeth “Betty” Bourgeois who was a student, English teacher and Department Chair, Theology teacher, Campus Minister, elementary and high school principal, Sister, Prioress, Provincial Leadership Team Member, Executive Director, and Foundress of Ursuline Educational Services, and served Ursuline in several cities — Galveston, Laredo, New Orleans, and, of course, Dallas. Likewise, character traits to which every Ursuline woman aspires also elicit thoughts of Betty: tireless advocate, compassionate and spiritual leader, committed to social justice, filled with Serviam spirit. When asked how she would like to be remembered for her service at Ursuline, she stated, “I hope that the many students I have known over these years will remember how very special each and every one is to me.” We’re sure you will agree these excerpts will elicit only the best of memories for Betty and for all of us as she enjoys her retirement from Ursuline and the next chapter of her life, carrying with her our heartfelt gratitude and very best wishes.

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I hope that the many students I have known over these years will remember how very special each and every one is to me.

Gretchen Kane, “Under Betty’s stellar leadership, Ursuline soared academ President ically and athletically while staying true to the foundational ideal of the Academy — Serviam. She grew programs in technology, service , spiritual formation, global education, and faculty professional development. We see in Betty a loving obedience and an open-hearted desire to find and to pursue how God wants men and women to be forgive n, to be free, and to utilize their talents and opportunities in ways which build up this world as a place where faith, justice, peace, and love can flourish.”

Sister Margaret Ann Moser ’56, President Emerita

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Above: Betty addresses the student body at a farewell picnic. Right: Jennifer Elder, Betty Bourgeois, Margot Brito Murphy ’79, and Sr. Mary Troy, O.S.U. ’51 at a reception honoring Betty.

Betty, among winners in all divisions in the tennis tournament for advanced pupils conducted by the Catholic Youth Organization.

Even in grade school pigtails, Betty looks ready to take on the world!

In high school, Betty was a representative on the National Executive Board of the Catholic Students’ Mission Crusade for the 1960–1962 term.

Ten-year-old Betty strikes an impressive ballerina pose.

Betty as a young Ursuline Sister.

You started it all with a Welcome With a smile and a “Hello, girls!” and a presence that made everything seem just a little bit less scary. You knew our name in the hallways For some reason, you remembered our birthdays Every time you saw us, you smiled Which meant that every time we saw you We smiled too. Someone with grace and compassion, With humility and love and positivity, Someone with qualities worth striving for, Someone taught us well. Excerpted from “Hello” by Shelby Mason ’13

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vital statistics

Leigh Goodall Mundinger ’00 Leigh Carter Young ’00 Mara Walther Guerin ’03 Anna Koesling Hall ’05 Megan Leland Karwoski ’05 Catie Ruffini McGrath ’05

Boys: Allison Manzke Goetz ’88 Shannon Regeci Bourgeois ’97 Diana Bond Adams ’99 Laura Melton Hess ’02 Jessica Gates Whitsitt ’02 Brittany Dove Melo ’03 Rita Allegro Strickler ’03 Elizabeth Karam Case ’04 Marika Dahlstrom Coleman ’04 Jessica Beck Linn ’04 Danielle Warwick Reese ’04 Dori Neil Araiza ’05 Sarah Miller Edgecomb ’05 Will, Eloise, and Catie Ruffini McGrath ’05

Deceased Alumnae: Sister Virginia Marie Killam ’37 Mary Frances Carr Pitts ’40 Barbara O’Brien Kuzel ’41 Margaret McClusky McElroy ’41 Laura Baker Blalack ’43 Jane Heraty Stearman ’47 Betty Greer Avery ’48 Betty Drew Brown ’49 Nancy Martin Crinnion ’49 Margaret Boulboulle Stewart ’49 Nancy Towell ’55 Mary Patricia McDonald Parkerson ’60 Kathy Young Graves ’62 Ann Collins ’65 Jean Fleming Short Pevehouse ’66* Rosemary Ruiz Meisner ’67* Pat Kaiser ’68 Kati Siiteri ’75* Emily Bristol Krumrei ’00

From left: Katie Freeman Cathcart ’00, Leigh Carter Young ’00, Katie Chitty, Ashley Lattner Young ’99, Nicole Lattner Fox ’00, Allenna Bangs Costanza ’00, Jenny Enderby, Elizabeth Wilbert Midgett ’00, and Lauren Johnson Garcia ’00

Weddings

Betsy Schma ’82 to Tony LaBarba Michelle Mahaffey ’88 to Michael Desrosiers Gina Nanez ’88 to Pat Cote Ginger Frick McKinney ’92 to Achim Reinhart Michelle Pfluger ’97 to Todd Leedy Ali Kairies ’00 to Colin Stewart Nicole Lattner ’00 to John Fox Karen Baetz ’02 to Jeffrey Schott Morgan Field ’02 to Brady Miller Amber Andregg ’03 to Chris Snyder Cara Baker ’03 to Jonathan Granger Sarah Berry ’03 to Kelly Halaszyn Chelsea Cockrell ’03 to Dan Lafayette Alison Stern ’03 to Philip Crowson Elizabeth Doczi ’04 to Jeffrey Brush

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Jaclyn Fraker ’04 to Scott Marshall Lauren Grabowsky ’04 to Ben Phillips Mallory Massanelli ’04 to Jarrod Cooper Sarah Neuhoff ’04 to Taylor Wolfe Laura Rexroat ’04 to Luke Murphy Michelle Ackels ’05 to Scott Roudebush Monica Anderson ’05 to Jonathan Hogland Molly Burke ’05 to Bryan Bretl Julia Frasco ’05 to Christopher Santosuosso Cheney Friedman ’05 to James Beshara Rachel Gambulos ’05 to David Hamilton Kendra Jackson ’05 to Kallan Wade Shannon McQuown ’05 to Chris Rivers Sarah Pritchard ’05 to Robby Groff Emmy Rangel ’05 to Robert Furlong Sarah Schmeltz ’05 to Brian Martens Rebecca Stowe ’05 to Josh Gilberg

Beth Ellen Tal Placido ’05 to Jeremy Germain Christina Vehslage ’05 to Ricky Arnott Vanessa Warwick ’06 to Matt Beaudreaults Teresa Amador ’07 to Daniel Gallagher Megan Kraft ’07 to Matthew Gray

Babies Girls: Becky Ennis Bruno ’88 Melina McKinnon Cain ’91 Kristen Manzke McLemore ’93 Sarah Conrow Novakov ’99 Sarah Upton White ’99 Jordan Ream Hutchinson ’00

Husbands of: Anne Marie Kerin Thomas ’46 Lucy Cary Lowry Dysart ’48 Midge Murnane Yoxall ’51 Mary Kaye Donahue Hooker ’59 Cathy Lawrence Philips ’63 Camille White Duffy ’65 Mary Austin Pettigrew ’66 Teresa Haggerty Parravano ’70* Mary Kohler Wright ’72 Anita Hafertepe Costello ’73 Sylvia Orozco Joseph ’77

Mothers of: Phyllis Ann Joseph Shamoun ’52 Gale Fusch Luby ’64 Cheri Pitts Amy ’65 Janice Butler Shay ’65 Diane Goedecke Pew ’67 Barbara Manson ’68 Vicki Pitts Lattner ’69 Louise Linehan Palmer ’69 Linda Stearman Bass ’70 Kathleen Dunn Coleman ’70 Deborah Houlihan O’Connell ’70 Moira Butler Fulton ’72 Margaret Houlihan Terry ’72 Karen Houlihan Anton ’73 Katherine Hendler Huske ’73 Elizabeth Butler Potaniec ’73 Kathryn Deatherage Szwejkowski ’73 Mary Ann Deatherage Bass ’74 Susan Stearman Parker ’74 Barbara Fielding Robertson ’74 Gloria Hendler ’75 Josette Radelat Gleason ’76 Shannon Butler Jones ’76 Michele Manson Gorman ’77 Sarah Hendler Feagin ’78 Erin Butler Hirschhorn ’78 Mary-Ellen Golden ’80 Kerry Butler Poer ’80 Kim Fusch ’81 Sara Trizza Willeford ’81 Pauline Hendler Pagel ’82 Christine Hudson Thomas ’83 Julia Parkerson Kee ’84

Becky Ennis Bruno ’88 and Emilia Bruno

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Mothers of (continued): Joana Parkerson Sullivan ’85 Pamela Parkerson DiPasquale ’87 Cynthia Parkerson Canas ’96

Fathers of: Carla Nass Brown ’61 Annice Tyler Gregerson ’63 Mary Lynn Nass Jaster ’63 Jacqueline Berry Caire ’64 Nancy Berry McClure ’66 Carol Melton Norris ’69 Kathleen Dunn Coleman ’70 Mary Anne Thomas ’72 Debra Kern Wheelock ’72 Katherine Hoffman Billelo ’73 Diane Kern ’73 Mary Lynn Vaughan ’73 Elizabeth Fulbright ’74 Kathleen Cook Kallus ’74 Therese Ruffing ’74 Teresa Thomas ’74 Marty Vaughan Rumble ’74 Vicki Vaughan Miller ’75 Cecilia Ruffing ’76 Carolyn Cook ’77 Nancy Fulbright Hafner ’77 Beverly Hairston Lueckemeyer ’77 Catherine Ruffing ’77 Ann Hoffman Delatour ’78 Lisa Doepfner Groshek ’78 Josephine Nass Kitchens ’78 Donna Kern Kohler ’78 Barbara Hairston Roberson ’78 Diddy Fulbright ’79 Elaine Melton ’79 Linda Thomas White ’81 Jean Thomas Buys ’82 Gemma Blanco Nolan ’82 Juliette Jamieson Ormberget ’82 Ann Imbagulio Bouska ’83 Stacey Snyder Verbeek ’83 Evelyn Yaeger ’83 Karen Wallwork Schlossberg ’84 Kristin Clancy Ciccarelli ’86 Nancy Hairston ’86 Brandy Barnes ’87 Carolyn Thomas Murray ’87 Claire Guillot Rathbun ’90 Colleen Duffy Duggal ’92

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Laura Philips ’93 Mary O’Brien Green ’94 Caela Chebino ’95 Michelle Ribelin ’03 Caroline Parravano ’07* Demaree Hukill ’08 Kara Fenton ’09 Hannah Hukill ’10 Katie Fenton ’11

Sons of: Vincelee Giarratano Alexander ’32 Martha Troy Ribelin ’49 Edith Fox Barton-Martin ’55 Cynthia Robbins Myers ’66 Mary Kohler Wright ’72

Grandmothers of: Carra Pitts Brown ’88 Ashley Lattner Young ’99 Laney Poer Booher ’00 Nicole Lattner Fox ’00 Christy Miller ’00 Lauren Elder ’05 Colleen Pitts ’06 Sarah Thompson ’07 Amy Elder ’14 Lauren Thomas ’16

Grandfathers of:

Elinore McClusky Gondolf ’40 Betty Jean Heraty Swenson ’43 Dorothy McClusky Franz ’44 Hope Evans Verhalen ’48 Patsy Martin Pickels ’52 Amy Wasoff ’58 Mary Sue Kaiser Wolfle ’59 Marilyn Heraty Newkirk ’60 Kathleen McDonald Tullis ’61 Marilyn Patrice Fleming ’62 Barbara Fleming Masar ’64 Helen McDonald Kultgen ’66 Anne Kaiser Zakas ’72 Roxane Ruiz Wierman ’82

Julie Melton ’01 Laura Melton Hess ’02 Jessica Groshek ’05 Hilary Hoffman ’05 Amanda Kallus ’05 Jennifer Thomas ’06 Leslie Melton ’07 Cassandra Kohler O’Haver ’07 Rebecca Hoffman ’08 Michelle Thomas ’08 Olivia Lueckemeyer ’09 Caitlin Doepfner ’11 Sarah Hafner ’11 Jillian Buys ’12 Allison Doepfner ’13 Katherine Sergiovanni ’13 Ellen Yaeger ’13 Isabella Lueckemeyer ’14 Amanda White ’14 Jenna Buys ’15 Lindsey Doepfner ’16 Anna Sergiovanni ’16

Brothers of:

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Daughter of: Anne Bristol ’66

Sisters of:

Michelle Guillot Nash ’59 Kathy Clancy McDonald ’63 Karla Pettigrew ’65 Andree Guillot Hawkins ’67 Peggy Pettigrew Austin ’69 Elizabeth Alexander Yancey ’70 Mary Joseph Richardson ’77 Leslie Grimmett Hammack ’80 Angelique Thomas Reagor ’81 Jennifer Grimmett Doviak ’82 Danielle Grimmett Cain ’83 Ellainia Vicks Griffin ’85 Jordanna Grimmett ’00

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Vital Statistics reported after October 1, 2013, will be listed in the 2015 issue of LOGOS. To report a Vital Statistic, contact the Alumnae Office at alumnae@ursulinedallas.org.

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t’s no secret that we live in a fast-paced world, and we all want today’s news today, not tomorrow. In an effort to deliver Class Notes in a timelier fashion, and allow you the freedom and convenience to post your own news with photos if you choose, we have moved Class Notes to the Alumnae Portal. Simply log in using your username and password. Your classmates can receive a notification about your update; it will appear on the Alumnae Portal and on your class page. Now we can celebrate right alongside you as you accept a new position, welcome a new addition, or just want to tell everyone you’re heading off to a weekend of fishin’!

MY GROUPS By clicking on your class year under My Groups, you will be able to view Class Notes posted by your class, a full roster of your classmates, a class message board, and more.

LOGIN USERNAME Alumnae who are not current parents, faculty, or staff will have a username consisting of your class year, first initial, and maiden name. For example, Pat Smith Jones Class of 1978 would have the username 78PSmith. Your temporary password is your home zip code we have on file. For login assistance, or for parents of alumnae and non-alumnae interested in viewing Class Notes, please email Alumnae@ursulinedallas.org to obtain your username and password.

MY PROFILE View your profile or update your contact information quickly and easily by clicking My Profile. Simply click Edit for each section you would like to update, type your new information, and click Save. Be sure to click Save after each section of information you update, or your information will not be saved for that section.

Give it a try today! Post a Class Note, update your information, or browse the website to uncover more exciting finds.

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Weddings & Babies

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Left: Megan Kraft Gray ’07 and Matthew Gray Below: Diana Bond Adams ’99, Grandma Kathi Grindinger Jones ’74, Great-grandma Jo Ann Grindinger and Cohen Adams

Above: Jesus, Alexander, and Dori Neil Araiza ’05 Left: Sloane and Jordan Ream Hutchinson ’00 Below: Margot, Will, Julia, and Leigh Goodall Mundinger ’00

Amber Andregg ’03 and Chris Snyder

Julia Frasco Santosuosso ’05 and Christopher Santosuosso

Emmy Rangel ’05 and Robert Furlong

Laura Rexroat Murphy ’04 and Luke Murphy

Above: Mara Walther Guerin ’03, Liz Guerin, Jacquie Kutscher Moline ’03 and Ryan Moline. Right: Michelle Mahaffey Desrosiers ’88 and Michael Desrosiers

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Left: Charlie and Allison Manzke Goetz ’88 with Charles Tucker and Jon and Kristen Manzke McLemore ’93 with Piper Above: Kristen Manzke McLemore ’93 and Allison Manzke Goetz ’88

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Reunions

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Class of 1953

Class of 1998

Class of 1983 Class of 1993

50TH Reunion

Class of 1963

Class of 1988

Class of 2008

Class of 1973

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Class of 2003

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Gatherings

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New York

Ashley Lambert ’08, Maria Muldoon ’08, Annmarie Melsheimer, Miki Bone Melsheimer ’79, and Sarah Einspanier ’07

Chicago Amanda Thomason Suchecki ’02, Laura Melton Hess ’02, and Darcy Melton

Emily Acosta ’06, Gretchen Kane, Amanda Thomason Suchecki ’02, and Elizabeth Lucier Sobczyk ’99 New York City alumnae gathering

Cristina Yoder ’10, Kirstie Carrizales ’10, Gretchen Kane, Ginny Jacobs ’10, and Karen Romans ’02

Kristin Shumake ’07, Adriana Martinez ’08, and Ali Ruzo ’07

Chicago alumnae gathering

Liz Klein ’01, Lindsey Duda ’01, and Wafa Khwaja Bever ’01

Above: Katie Boes Calacci ’90 and Joni McKowan Grossman ’92 Below: Sofia Almanza ’07 and Gretchen Kane

Suzanne Schaffler Bautch ’89 and Gabriella Tamburrino Davis ’89

Nikki Tosi ’02 and Kristin Merani Bailey ’02

Sandra Magana Villarreal ’96 and Erin Watts ’03

San Diego Sheridan Malphurs ’02, Laura Tulli ’06, and MaryLou Scott ’82

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Front Row: Joni McKowan Grossman ’92, Gabriella Tamburrino Davis ’89, Tricia Galecke ’90, and Suzanne Schaffler Bautch ’89 Back Row: Gretchen Kane, Aimee Baillargeon Griffiths ’90, Julia Murphy ’90, and Katie Boes Calacci ’90

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How well do you know Ursuline history? We’re sending you back to school to test your knowledge of Ursuline Academy of Dallas history as we celebrate our 140th year. Answers to most of these questions can be found in this issue of LOGOS. Or, check the answers below to see how you did. Good luck!

2. W hat are the most recognized traditions of the Ursuline Dallas graduation (besides a diploma)? a. White hat b. Bouquet of red roses c. White dress d. All of the above 3. W hen was the Ursuline Academy Alumnae Association formed? a. 1924 b. 1874 c. 1899 d. 2005 4. W here did the seven founding Ursuline Sisters of Ursuline Academy of Dallas come from? a. Houston b. San Antonio c. New Orleans d. Galveston 5. W hat was the name of the house where students boarded? a. Brescia House b. St. Ursula House c. Bear House d. Merici House 6. W hat is the total number of women who have graduated from Ursuline Dallas? a. 20,289 b. 9,355 c. 15,741 d. 35,036

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7. U A students have visited Ursuline sister schools in which South American countries? a. Brazil b. Chile c. Peru d. All of the above 8. W hat Italian words inspired the names of hallways at Ursuline prior to the addition of the French Family Center? a. Bella and Ciao b. Merici and Brescia c. Vino and Giorgio d. Gratzi and Merci 9. W hen did the tradition of Intramurals start? a. 1940s b. 1950s c. 1960s d. 1970s 10. In what year did Ursuline move from the Bryan Street campus location? a. It was never on Bryan Street b. 1945 c. 1948 d. 1950 11. Who was a key designer of the trademark plaid pattern of Ursuline Dallas’ skirt? a. Sr. Mary Troy ’51 b. Mother Dolores Marie Ramsey c. Roberto Cavalli d. Hope Evans Verhalen ’48

12. How many current Ursuline faculty/staff are alumnae? a. 12 b. 2 c. 24 d. 59 13. Where did the Class of 1951 hold their graduation ceremony? a. Front circle drive b. The library c. Braniff Gym (UCPA) d. Haggar Center 14. What historical event took place during the year of Ursuline Academy of Dallas’ 100th anniversary? a. Watergate scandal b. Jimmy Carter became president c. JFK assassination d. Berlin wall came down 15. What is the name of the constellation on the Serviam shield? a. Orion’s Belt b. Ursa Minor c. Aries d. Big Dipper

Answers: 1. C, 2. D, 3. C, 4. D, 5. D, 6. B, 7. D, 8. B, 9. B, 10. D, 11. D, 12. C, 13. C, 14. A, 15. B

1. W hen was Ursuline Academy of Dallas founded? a. 1870 b. 1900 c. 1874 d. 1991

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I would not have been able to attend this amazing school without the generosity of scholarship donors. My life now revolves around the opportunities that have presented themselves to me through Ursuline. I am truly grateful. — Kelly Nwonuma ’14 Speaker, Lunch With A View 2013

totaled $1.6 million. The Academy is currently able to award 50 percent of this need, with 23 percent of the student body receiving scholarship support. With your help, we can do more to help the talented, qualified young women in our community who could benefit from an Ursuline education.

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February 27 Spring Musical (through March 1) March 21 Athletics Alumnae Night – Varsity Softball March 26 Career Day April 12 Alumnae Memorial Mass April 19 Alumnae Easter Egg Hunt May 4 Sounds of Spring Student Concert May 11 Jazz Night at UA May 25 Graduation, Class of 2014

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